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Extolled being famous (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

celebrated

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'famous' is the definition.
(I know that famous can be written as celebrated)

'extolled being' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'being' could be 'brat' (brat is a kind of being) and 'brat' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for celebrated that I've seen before include "Observed (festival); famous" , "Did something enjoyable (to mark an event)" , "Rejoiced - famous" , "Eminent" , "Cheered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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